SIG Awarded $380K Contract to the Office of Naval Research
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. (August 24, 2005) - Signal Innovations Group, Inc. (SIG) was recently awarded $380K by the Office of Naval Research (ONR) to explore automatic image understanding and automatic integration of disparate sources of information. SIG’s approach to research in the area of automatic image understanding will consider both still images and image sequences (video) using semisupervised Bayesian methods and kernel-based classifier design. For efforts in automatic integration of disparate sources of information, SIG proposes algorithms that autonomously integrate and manage an arbitrary number and range of sensors.
SIG’s proposed techniques are particularly focused on asymmetric warfare, urban warfare, guerrilla warfare, and port/base security, for which automatic integration of disparate sources is particularly important, typically with very limited if any a priori training data.
Research under this contract will be pursued collaboratively by the Signal Innovations Group, Inc. (SIG), Lockheed Martin Missiles & Fire Control (LMM&FC), and the NAVAIR Weapons Division at China Lake.
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Signal Innovations Group, Inc. (SIG) was founded in May 2004 by Dr. Lawrence Carin and Dr. Paul Runkle to provide engineering services and products in the area of statistical signal processing, pattern recognition, detection and estimation theory, and image processing. More information about Signal Innovations Group, Inc. can be found at www.siginnovations.com
The Office of Naval Research coordinates, executes, and promotes the science and technology programs of the United States Navy and Marine Corps through schools, universities, government laboratories, and nonprofit and for-profit organizations. It provides technical advice to the Chief of Naval Operations and the Secretary of the Navy and works with industry to improve technology manufacturing processes. To learn more about ONR, proceed to http://www.onr.navy.mil/.